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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Ayrshire (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		244
1156
2050		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		244
1156
2050		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		230
1126
2009		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		186
997
1840		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		28
233
312		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		27
232
310		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
26
230
307		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
183
250		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
169
234		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
44
59		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ayrshire
5 Families width 59 Species and 26 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals37SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones9SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies9SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802)Apollos2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ayrshire
44 Genera with 59 Species
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Acraea Fabricius, 1875Acraeas1SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells2SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1908Orangetips2SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1758Fritillaries3SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1793Arguses2SpeciesTaxom
Atlides Huebner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries3SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1758Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Cercyonis Scudder, 1775Wood Nymphs1SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1871Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1901Heaths4SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows3SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1775Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Cyllopsis R. Felder, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1911Alpines3SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1773Checkerspots2SpeciesTaxom
Euptychia Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Idea Fabricius, 1773Paper butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Inachis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Issoria Hübner, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1767Walls and wallbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1936Foresters1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1798Boulder Copper2SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1871Meadowbrowns3SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Mimoides Brown, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1907Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush4SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1842Anglewings2SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Pyronia Hübner, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1782Satyr Orchids2SpeciesTaxom
Setabis Westwood, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1775Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ayrshire
59 Species and 26 Subspecies
Acraea lygus Druce, 1875Lygus Acraea
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Anthocharis cardamines britannica Verity, 1908Orange-tip
Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758Ringlet
Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758Silver Washed Fritillary
Argynnis (Fabriciana) adippe (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775
Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758
Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793Mountain Argus
Aricia artaxerxes artaxerxes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Aricia artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793
Atlides halesus halesus Cramer, 1777Eastern Great Purple Hairstreak
Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Astro Fritillary
Boloria selene selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758Green Hairstreak
Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775Blue-eyed Grayling
Charaxes pleione lichas Doubleday, 1871
Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758Small Heath
Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764'California' Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia polydama Haworth, 1803Large Heath
Coenonympha tullia scotica Staudinger, 1901Large Heath
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Erebia aethiops Esper, 1777Scotch Argus
Erebia aethiops aethiops (Esper, 1777)⇒ Erebia aethiops Esper, 1777
Erebia aethiops caledonia Verity, 1911Scotch Argus
Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775Alpine Fritillary
Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773Baltimore
Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779
Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758Grayling
Hipparchia semele atlantica Harrison, 1946Grayling
Hipparchia semele hibernica Howarth, 1971Grayling
Hipparchia semele scota Verity, 1911Grayling
Idea lynceus lynceus Drury, 1773Tree Nymph
Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillary
Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767The Wall
Lethe (Enodia) anthedon (A. Clark, 1936)⇒ Enodia anthedon A. H. Clark, 1936
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798Small Copper
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina insularis Thompson, 1969Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina splendida White, 1871Meadow Brown
Mesosemia phelina calliops Rebillard, 1958
Mimoides ariarathes leuctra Rothschild &..., 1906
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell
Papilio jason ampyx (Fruhstorfer, 1907)⇒ Graphium doson Felder, 1864
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris napi thomsoni Warren, 1968
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polygonia comma Harris, 1842Comma Anglewing
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus britanniae Verity, 1915Gatekeeper
Satyrium calanus calanus Hübner, 1809Banded Hairstreak
Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782White Letter Hairstreak
Setabis epitus jaera J. Hübner, 1819
Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775Great spangled fritillary
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Ayrshire
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies		8
9		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies, Brush-footed butterflies, Brush-Footed Butterfly, Brushfoot butterflies, Brushfooted Butterflies, Checker-spots, Crescent-spots, Four-footed butterflies, Fritillaries, Mourningclocks, Nymphalids, Purples		27
37		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians		2
2		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows		5
9		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks		2
2		Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov